In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Orell is a [[wildling]] raider in the same band as Ygritte. He has an affinity for animals including his pet eagle.

In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Orell is a [[wildling]] raider in the same band as Ygritte. He has an affinity for animals including his pet eagle.

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Orell is killed in the confrontation between [[Qhorin Halfhand]]'s team, yet part of his spirit remained in his eagle, which attacked Jon much later. The character appears to have been merged with that of Varamyr, a rather more prominent warg and one of Mance Rayder's lieutenants.

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Orell is killed in the confrontation between [[Qhorin Halfhand]]'s team, yet part of his consciousness remained in his eagle, which attacked Jon much later. The character appears to have been merged with that of Varamyr, a rather more prominent warg and one of Mance Rayder's lieutenants.

Orell is among the party that reaches the Fist of the First Men alongside Jon Snow and Mance Rayder. Here they encounter the bloody aftermath of assault on the Night's Watch by the White Walkers and their army of undead Wights. Except for corpses of horses, there is no sign of any human corpses - which Orell had seen when he scouted ahead earlier by warging into his eagle.[3]

While climbing the Wall, a crack within the ice causes an avalanche. Losing their footing, Orell yells to Tormund they must cut Jon and Ygritte's rope. Orell eventually cuts the rope, and Jon is able to swing Ygritte and himself to safety before it snaps.[4]

Jon Snow kills Orell

When a horse breeder is chased by the wildling party, consisting of Ygritte, Tormund, Jon Snow and others, they manage to successfully capture the man. As Tormund is about to murder the breeder, Orell intervenes and says that the "crow" should do it. Jon walks forward and presses his sword against the man's jugular, but stops the murder and shoves him away, only to be shot by Ygritte. Orell shouts and claims that Jon always was a "crow" and a battle ensues. After a few moments of sword fighting, Jon shoves his sword into Orell's chest and whispers "You were right all along", before pulling it out and leaving Orell on the ground to die.

Orell manages to cheat death, however, by with his dying breath warging into the mind of his eagle. As Jon stands over Orell's dead human body, Orell's consciousness controlling the eagle's body attempts to exact revenge by clawing at Jon's face with his talons, but Jon is able to fight him off.[5]

In the books

Orell is killed in the confrontation between Qhorin Halfhand's team, yet part of his consciousness remained in his eagle, which attacked Jon much later. The character appears to have been merged with that of Varamyr, a rather more prominent warg and one of Mance Rayder's lieutenants.